Transit systems across the country are collecting information about the movement of riders via a company doing business with ICE contractor Palantir.
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Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project
A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis.
Posted inTransportation
New York’s Bold Congestion Plan Triumph
Charging drivers to enter the city’s business district stoked outrage and acceptance as residents come to terms with the program.
Posted inHousing
YIMBYs on the Cusp of Major Victory in California
Years of organizing might be rewarded in the form of denser housing around California transit.
Posted inTransportation
Transit Funding Crisis Unfolds in Pennsylvania
How the Keystone State handles a shortfall in Philadelphia could prove decisive for urban mass transit.
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Almost All the Critics Love It in New York
Congestion pricing is surprisingly popular, even if Washington wants it gone.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Philadelphia’s Chinatown Is Victorious
In a major triumph for civic activists, the billionaire owners of the city’s NBA team backed out of an arena project that had been approved for the neighborhood.
Posted inHousing
Solving the Housing Crisis Will Take More Than YIMBY
It’s a good start, but it won’t produce true affordability.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Winding Up a Wrecking Ball for Downtown Philadelphia
76 Place, a controversial NBA arena proposal, has drawn criticism most recently from the transit agency expected to serve it, but team owners have steamrolled the city council into submission.
Posted inTransportation
Un-Pausing New York’s Congestion Pricing Pause
Whether the city has a functioning public transportation system may rest with Washington, or better yet, New Jersey.